7 Amendments of Claude TURMES related to 2015/2074(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the 2016 budget should focus on initiatives that contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth across the Union and that programmes contributing directly to these objectives should be given prioritnot be subject to further cuts when budgetary decisions are made; is deeply concerned by the significant cuts performed by wthen budgetary decisions are made Council in previous budgetary procedures, in particular in key areas such as innovation, research, infrastructures, SMEs and energy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that Horizon 2020 and other EU support for research and innovation have clear European added value and their budgets should be fully implemented as agreed under the MFF and in the relevant Union regulations;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for researchinvestments, research and innovation should be focused on areas in which the greatest added value can be achieved and that improving energy efficiency should therefore be one of the priorities for European researchinvestment, research and innovation programmes;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that investments in energy efficiency are acknowledged to create up to two million jobs by 2020 and possibly another two million jobs by 2030 and that efficiency also represents one of the few economic sectors where a leverage factor higher than 15 has been achieved in the past; stresses that in order to ensure that the EFSI fulfils its purpose of leveraging private investments, delivering jobs, fostering resilient economic developments, and reducing macro- economic imbalances, it is imperative that it allocate substantial funds for energy efficiency projects, such as for the refurbishment of buildings, including through decentralised financing platforms;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that greater priority must be given to parts of the budget earmarked for increasing Europe's security of supply by supporting the deployment of renewable energy and building a network of electricity interconnectors to ensure a free flow of energy between Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission to come forward with an ambitious but realistic proposal on the circular economy; stresses that more research must be done in order to implement the circular economyand innovation funding is needed to research and implement the circular economy; calls for adequate resources to be allocated for the implementation of the its activities;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) be provided with sufficientall the necessary resources to execute the tasks conferred on it by the EU legislative authorities. and fully implement and enforce the provisions of the REMIT Regulation; warns that not doing so would have serious negative consequences on the trust of Union institutions in fulfilling their role, on confidence of consumers in the Union’s energy market and on the price of energy for consumers;